He also flagged further notices of motion concerning evidence admissibility, depending on whether the stay was granted.

Mr Dawson and his lawyers appeared on a video link due to court guidelines around the need to minimise the number of people in courtrooms during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lyn Dawson went missing in January 1982.(Supplied)

Justice Fullerton said she was eager for the matter to be heard "sooner rather than later", however for the stay application to proceed via audio-visual link would present "more problems than it solves".

She directed Mr Dawson's legal team to file the notice of motion by Tuesday and set the matter down for a mention the following day, when dates for the stay application will be set.

Mr Boulten told the court part of the orders he will seek involve suppression and non-publication orders.

However, the judge said there was nothing yet to suppress because "I don't consider myself to have been formally furnished with that application".